Director of English - The Halifax Academy

About us

At The Halifax Academy we have the courage to do things differently. Our ground-breaking approach to education takes children through five phases from reception to Year 11, creating a fully integrated school journey from ages 4- 16. The Director of Humanities is a vital role making a real difference in the lives of our children and families. This is your chance to join a friendly, community- focused through school, helping us to shape the future of education.

This position offers the right candidate, an opportunity to lead and shape a high performing team, as well as delivering the curriculum effectively to secure improvements which raise levels of student aspiration and achievement. As an English faculty we epitomise the Academy's 'Heart. Mind. Connect.' values and seek to help our students make moral, spiritual and intellectual sense of the world.

We are a high achieving school with strong values, work ethic and mutual sense of purpose. We care about the little things, enjoy learning together and share unrelentingly high standards. We are incredibly proud that our school has been awarded the Investors in People Platinum Award – the only through school in the country to attain this level.

The successful candidate will be an outstanding teacher. They might be a current senior leader looking for a different challenge or current middle leader wanting to develop their skills. What matters is your mindset. We are looking for someone who can bring something special to our school. Someone who has the courage to change the way they do things, who is itching to innovate the way schools approach the curriculum and teaching and learning; someone constantly curious, self-reflective, eager to explore collaborations with potential for pupils, and to experiment with classroom practice. The Halifax Academy is a different kind of school and we are looking for people who are committed to exploring new approaches, and reshaping education. We would love you to come and meet us so that we can get to know you and give you the chance to find out more. As Headteacher of our through school, I genuinely believe (and constantly remind the students) that I have the best job in the world. If you would like to be able to say that too, then this role could be for you.

Job Description

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Benefits

The Trust have an excellent reward package in place which includes a local government pension scheme, excellent holiday entitlement and all employees are able to benefit from the flexible rewards programme which includes:

• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme.
• Cycle To Work Scheme.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which provides access to counselling and other referral services.
• Access to Westfield Health Cash Plans and Private Medical Insurance Services.
• Gym discounts.
• Mobile phone deals.
• Discounts from a range of retailers.

We listen to our colleagues and measure the health of our culture through our partnership with The Happiness Index.

We use their employee engagement and happiness platform to gather feedback anonymously and help drive a happier, healthier and higher-performing organisation.

Desired Criteria

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Essential Criteria

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Application Deadline: Friday, 22nd March 2024.

Interview Date: W/C 25th March 2024.